8 x SAS/SATA front drive bays
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front drive
bays.
• “Onboard connectors” on page 89
• “8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 90
• “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 91
Onboard connectors
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard
connectors.
From To
Backplane 1: SAS Onboard: SATA 0, SATA 1
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Figure 35. Cable routing for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard connectors
Chapter 3. Internal cable routing 89